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77 Cards in this Set
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Angioplasty |
Surgical procedure that opens a blocked artery by inflating a small balloon within a catheter to widen and restore blood flow in the artery |
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Arteries |
Large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart |
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Capillaries |
Microscopic blood vessels joining arterioles and venules |
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Congenital |
The presence of a disorder at the time of birth |
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Metabolism |
Sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism |
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Veins |
Vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart |
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Aneurysm/o |
Widening/widened blood vessel |
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Aort/o |
Aorta |
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Arter/o arteri/o |
Artery |
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Ather/o |
Fatty plaque |
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Atri/o |
Atrium |
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Cardi/o coron/o |
Heart |
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Phleb/o ven/o |
Vein |
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Thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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Varic/o |
Dilated vein |
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Vas/o |
Vessel; vas deferens; duct |
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Vascul/o |
Vessel |
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Ventricul/o |
Ventricle of heart (or brain) |
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-cardia |
Heart condition |
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-gram |
Record, writing |
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-graph |
Instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
Process if recording |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing, stricture |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Endo- |
In, within |
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Epi- |
Above, upon |
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Peri- |
Around |
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Aneurysm |
Abnormal ballooning of an artery |
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Angina pectoris |
Mild to severe chest pain caused by ischemia |
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Arrhythmia |
Irregularity or loss of rhythm of heartbeat |
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Fibrillation |
Arrhythmia in which there is rapid uncoordinated quivering of the myocardium |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in arterial walls |
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Atherosclerosis |
A form of arteriosclerosis cause by accumulation of fatty substances within the arterial walls |
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Bruit |
Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow |
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Embolus |
Mass of undissolved matter that travels through the bloodstream |
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Heart block |
Disease of the electrical system of the heart |
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First Degree Heart Block |
Atrioventricular block in which atrial electrical impulses are DELAYED by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles |
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Second degree heart block |
Atrioventricular block in which only SOME atrial electrical impulses are conducted to the ventricles. |
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Third degree heart block |
Complete heart block. NO electrical impulses reach the ventricles |
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Heart failure |
The heart is unable to pump enough blood flow to meet the needs of the body. |
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Hypertension |
Consistently elevated blood pressure |
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Ischemia |
Inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to blood flow interruption |
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Mitral valve prolapse |
Structural abnormality in which the mitral valve does not close completely |
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Murmur |
Abnormal sound heard on auscultation caused by defects in the valves or heart chambers |
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Myocardial infarction |
Nerosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries |
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Patent ductus arteriosus |
Failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth resulting in an abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and aorta |
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Raynaud disease |
Severe, sudden vasoconstriction and spasm in fingers and toes followed by cyanosis after exposure to cold temperarure or emotional stress |
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Rheumatic heart disease |
Streptococcal infection that causes damage to heart valves and heart muscle |
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Stroke |
Damage to part of the brain due to interruption of blood supply to the brain, usually as a result of bleeding brain tissue or blockage |
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Thrombus |
A stationary blood clot formed within a blood vessel or within the heart. |
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Deep vein thrombosis |
Formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body (ususally lower legs) |
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Transient ischemic attack |
Blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted but does not cause permanent brain damage (mini stroke) |
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Cardiac catheterization |
Insertion of a catheter through a large vein or artery which is threaded through a blood vessel until it reaches the heart. |
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Cardiac enzyme studies |
Battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage |
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Dopplar ultrasonography |
Ultrasound technique that records blood flow velocity to image majory blood vessels to detect obstructions caused by atherosclerotic plaques |
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Echocardiography |
Ultrasound technique used to image the heart and evaluate how the heart's chambers and valves are working and to diagnose and detect pathological conditions |
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Electrocardiography |
Creation and study of graphic recordings produced by electrical activity generated by the heart |
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Holter monitor |
Monitoring device worn by a patient that records prolonged electrocardiograph readings on a portable tape recorder while the patient conducts normal daily activities |
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Stress test |
Electrocardiography taken under controlled exercise stress conditions |
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Nuclear stress test |
Electrocardiography that uses a radioisotope to evaluate coronary blood flow |
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Troponin I |
Blood test that measures protein released into the blood by damaged heart muscle and is a highly sensitive, specific indicator of recent MI |
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Angioplasty |
Surgery that opens a blocked artery |
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Cardioversion |
Restoration of normal heart rhythm by applying an electrical counter shock to the chest using a defibrillator. Defibrillation. |
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Coronary artery bypass graft |
Bypass surgery in which peripheral veins are removed and each end of the vein is sutured onto the coronary artery to create new routes around narrowed and blocked arteries |
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Defibrillator |
Device used to administer a defibrillating electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm |
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Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
Surgically implanted electrical device that continuously monitors and corrects potentially fatal arrhythmias by delivering low-energy shocks to the heart |
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Automatic external defibrillator |
Portable computerized device that analyzes the patients heart rhythm and delivers an electrical shock to stimulate a heart in cardiac arrest |
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Endarterectomy |
Surgical removal of the lining of an artery |
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Carotid endarterectomy |
Removal of plaque and thromboses from an occluded carotid artery to reduce the risk of stroke |
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Endovenous laser therapy |
Treatment of large varicose veins in the legs in which a laser fiber is inserted directly into the affected vein to heat the lining within the vein, causing it to collapse, shrink, and eventually disappear |
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Sclerotherapy |
Chemical injection into the varicose vein that causes inflammation and formation of fibrous tissue, which closes the vein. |
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Valvuloplasty |
Insertion of a balloon catheter in a blood vessel in the groin through the aorta and into the heart ti widen a stenotic heart valve and increase blood flow |
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Anticoagulants |
Prevent clotting or coagulations of blood |
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Beta blockers |
Slow heart rate and reduce the force with which the heart muscle contracts, lowering blood pressure |
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Nitrates |
Relieve chest pain associated with angina and ease symptoms of heart failure |
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Statins |
Reduce cholesterol levels in the blood and block production of an enzyme in the liver that produces cholesterol |
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Thrombolytics |
Dissolve blood clots in a process known as thrombolysis |
